Person: Donal Cashman

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The men today appeared before Mallow District Court where they were each charged with 24 counts of rape and 24 counts of sexual assault of their younger brother. File image

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Two men charged with separate rapes and sexual assaults of their younger brother in Cork family home

The men today were each charged with 24 counts of rape and 24 counts of sexual assault of their younger brother on separate and different occasions at their family home in Co Cork in the 1990s.

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€7.5m centre for ‘amazing staff and services’

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Enable Ireland sets €7m funding goal to build state-of-the-art Cork centre

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Cashman hungry for more success

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Time is now for Millstreet

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Graduates of assistive technology training course showcase talents

Cork farmer launches campaign to be elected deputy president of IFA

A 41-YEAR-OLD Co Cork farmer has launched his campaign for election as deputy president of the Irish Farmers Association.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2009

Farm leaders welcome CAP reform

EUROPEAN farm leaders yesterday welcomed proposals by Brussels to simplify overly bureaucratic aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), especially in areas of cross-compliance and administration of entitlements, but they stressed that stability must remain the priority.

Sat, 24 Nov, 2007

Mandelson ‘exceeded talks mandate’

THE livelihoods of millions of European farmers are at stake, co-op and farm leaders have warned.

Sat, 05 May, 2007

New deadline for world trade talks

THE end of this year was set as the new deadline for agreeing a deal on world trade talks at a meeting of key World Trade Organisation members in New Delhi.

Sat, 14 Apr, 2007

EU assures no concessions at WTO

EUROPEAN UNION Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has assured farm and co-op leaders that Brussels will make no concessions in the world trade talks, beyond the mandate it has been given by member states.

Wed, 31 May, 2006

COGECA opposes trade concessions

COGECA, which represents the interests of over 30,000 agricultural and food co-operatives in the European Union, is strongly opposed to any WTO trade deal that would go beyond the 2003 CAP reform or would put downward pressure on EU product prices.

Thu, 24 Nov, 2005

Former IFA chief gets new Euro role

THE new president of the co-ops umbrella body in Europe is Donal Cashman, a former president of both the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society and the Irish Farmers’ Association.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2005

Gibbons is new ICOS president

THE new president of ICOS, the co-ops national umbrella body, is Padraig Gibbons, who is from Westport and is also chairman of Connacht Gold.

Tue, 28 Jun, 2005

North Cork remembers its IFA stalwarts

STALWARTS of the Irish Farmers’ Association were remembered, when the North Cork executive celebrated the golden jubilee of the foundation of the National Farmers Association.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2005

Move to cut casein aid under fire

ICOS, the co-ops’ national umbrella body, strongly criticised a decision by the European Commission to cut casein aid by 42% at yesterday’s milk management meeting in Brussels.

Fri, 13 May, 2005

Nitrates Directive sparks fury

Stephen Cadogan

Thu, 21 Apr, 2005

Importance of dairy herd health certs highlighted

MILK purchasers have told seven out of 10 dairy farmers they cannot collect their milk after December 31 if they have not produced a dairy herd health certificate in the intervening three weeks.

Thu, 09 Dec, 2004

ICOS wants quota price reductions

The co-ops umbrella body ICOS has announced it supports a three-year quota price reduction from 75cpg to 25cpg and simplified categories.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

ICOS praises Minister Walsh’s skills

ICOS president Dónal Cashman has described the contribution of Minister Joe Walsh to the food and agricultural sectors as tremendous.

Fri, 20 Aug, 2004

Co-op concern at draft WTO deal

THE country’s co-ops and agri-food sector have concerns about the Word Trade Organisation (WTO) draft deal on agriculture.

Sat, 07 Aug, 2004

Nitrates Directive will force farmers out of business, claims IFA

FARMERS are to lobby TDs and senators over a key European Union measure to limit the use of nitrates on land to protect waterways.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Timing of EC offer criticised

Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Horgan wins ICOS Plunkett Award

A Co Kilkenny man who has contributed at local and national levels to the co-operative movement is this year’s ICOS Plunkett Award winner.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Export refunds plan angers leaders

THE offer by the European Union to end agricultural export refunds as long as nations, including the United States, promise to cut farm grants and lower import tariffs, has been given a hostile reception by Irish agri-leaders.

Thu, 13 May, 2004

New rulebook huge boost for Dairygold

DAIRYGOLD shareholders yesterday gave their board of directors a massive vote of confidence and adopted a new rulebook for the near €1 billion turnover co-op.

Sat, 24 Apr, 2004

Dairy Co-ops must adapt, says ICOS

THE dairy co-operative sector has the strength and capability to adapt to change, an ICOS conference was told yesterday.

Fri, 23 Apr, 2004

ICOS backs Dairygold board

ICOS, the umbrella body for the country’s co-ops, has called on the members of Dairygold to fully support proposed amendments to the society at tomorrow’s special general meeting in Mallow.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2004

Farmer numbers ‘must be retained’

FARMERS and farm-connected people must remain a high percentage of the total rural population, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv told a North Cork County IFA meeting in Mallow.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2004

CAP review ‘a threat to profitability’

THE mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy and inflation pose a threat to the future profitability of the agriculture and food sectors.

Wed, 05 Nov, 2003

IFA demand task force

THE IFA is to ask Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to set up a task force involving the Government and all sectors of the dairy industry.

Thu, 03 Jul, 2003

Decision on medicines welcomed

A decision by the EU Commission and Greek Presidency to amend proposals relating to veterinary medicines has been welcomed by the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) and the Animal Plant and Health Association (APHA).

Wed, 02 Jul, 2003

Luxembourg agreement disappoints milk sector

THE new CAP agreement is more damaging for the milk sector than Agenda 2000, the Irish dairy industry claimed last night.

Fri, 27 Jun, 2003

Cashman: ICOS to be more active

NEW co-ops leader Donal Cashman has promised an active shareholding policy, to ensure that those who are actively trading with their co-ops have control of their future direction.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2003

ICOS urge rejection of CAP reform

DAIRY farmers will lose €348m, if compromise CAP reform proposals are fully implemented, a farm lobby claims.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2003

O’Doherty first female winner of community award

A PRESTIGIOUS regional award for community endeavour has been won by a woman for the first time in the award’s 10 year history.

Thu, 29 May, 2003